📢 Final Reminder! The deadline to apply for the REPAL 2025 Pre-Conference Dissertation Workshop is this Saturday, February 15! 📍 Open to PhD students in the early stages of their dissertation Apply now ➡️ forms.gle/ambiszSDKRxRz4… #REPAL2025 #PoliticalEconomy

En este episodio de Global Stage, la politóloga Sandra Botero (Universidad del Rosario) presenta su libro del 2023, Courts that Matter: Activists, Judges, and the Politics of Rights Enforcement (Cambridge University Press). Escuche aquí: bit.ly/3WVp8LB

A timely upcoming discussion with amazing slate of experts regarding Mexico and the United States in the current political moment!

🚨 Perú decreta estado de emergencia en Lima por un mes para que militares combatan crimen organizado eluniversal.com.mx/mundo/gobierno…

Friday, March 28 10:00am-6:30pm Social Study of Disappearance Lab presents Disappearance in Syria: A Moment of Truth Registration required disappearance-in-syria.eventbrite.com Co-presented by Columbia Center for Political Economy, Incite Institute at Columbia University, ISERP Further details below:

#IEP Este jueves 3 de abril a las 6:00 p.m. les invitamos a la mesa verde "Resistiendo la extorsión: víctimas, criminales y estados en América Latina". 📍Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (Av. Horacio Urteaga 694, Jesús María)

Venga a escuchar a dos defensores de Justice In Motion hablar de cómo proteger los #DerechosLaborales entre #fronteras. CeMeCA | Columbia University #Mexico #Guatemala Evento en #español 🗓️ 2 de abril de 2025 ⏰12:30 – 1:30 PM EST 🚩802 IAB, Columbia

Acaba de publicarse en el nuevo número del Journal of Democracy este ensayo en el que examinamos un camino poco explorado hacia el autoritarismo: el desequilibrio de poderes en favor del Legislativo. Pueden leerlo de forma gratuita en el siguiente enlace: muse.jhu.edu/article/954567

Morning work spot.

Extortion is on the rise in Peru (and other parts of Latin America). Grateful to La República and the IEP for the opportunity to share some thoughts on ways to address this complex challenge based on my research. larepublica.pe/politica/2025/…

Extortion is a growing concern in Peru (and much of Latin America). I propose in this conversation with OjoPúblico & Nelly Luna Amancio there is still a great deal we need to study in order to better understand extortion and its consequences. ojo-publico.com/entrevistas/mo…

Esta semana tuve el gusto de conversar con Eduardo Moncada, docente del Barnard College en Columbia University, sobre cómo las organizaciones criminales de la extorsión logran llenar los vacíos de poder que dejan los estados ineficaces y débiles. 👇 En OjoPúblico youtu.be/iyUBa8uRrqI?si…

¡LLEGARON! #Novedad2025 Desde mañana estarán disponibles en nuestra librería los primeros ejemplares del libro "Ya no es democracia. El Final de un sistema político roto”, de Paolo Sosa Villagarcia. #LibrosParaPensarElPerú #PerúProblemaHoy #EnsayosParaEntenderUnaCrisis

También disponible en nuestra tienda virtual → bit.ly/42lobhI Y en los próximos días, en las principales librerías del país.

Ecuadorians head to the polls this Sunday in one of the most hotly contested elections in decades. Security is the top issue on the table, as candidates promise to tackle the rising narco-gang violence. bit.ly/44kjMho

Context for Ecuador’s state of emergency. In recent years presidents have placed provinces under SOEs often to respond to surges in violence, floods, etc. Other governments do this, too. But decreeing an SOE including the capital less than 24hrs before an election is very…

💡 “Democracy can't just rest on ideals.” Citizens want results: jobs, safety, services. Read "Delivering for Democracy: Why Results Matter," Francis Fukuyama, Chris Dann & Beatriz Magaloni say delivery builds trust—and may save democracy → muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

I just published a new article titled “Criminal Violence, the State, and Society” in Annual Reviews, which examines the growing political science research on criminal violence over the past 15 years. Link 👉go.shr.lc/3GnoH7f 1/ Here is a summary of some key insights...

🚨👇Esto vence este viernes! Favor difundir! Posgrados Facultad de Ciencias Sociales e Historia ICSO UDP COES

Event happening this Thursday! Moderated by #Columbia Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs Jose Antonio Ocampo